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1926
1926 - 0003.PDF
JANUARY 7, 1926 THE BLACKBURNE "THRUSH" LIGHT 'PLANE ENGINE A 3-Cylinder Radial of 1,500 c.c. Capacity LAST week we published two views of the new 1,500 c.c. Blackburne light 'plane engine produced by Burney and Blackburne, Ltd., of Bookham, Surrey, and which has recently passed the Air Ministry's 100 hours' type tests. which have enabled the reliability of the engine to be increased to such an extent that it has been, as stated, able to pass what is undoubtedly a very severe test. The Blackburne " Thrush " may now be regarded as a very suitable engine THE BLACKBURNE "THRUSH" LIGHT 'PLANE ENGINE: Front and side views. Note the ribbed oil sump below the crankcase. Generally speaking, the " Thrush," as the engine is called, is similar to the 1924 model, but the capacity has been in- creased to 1,500 c.c., and improvements have been effected for light planes, and its weight is well within the limits set by official regulations, being only 132 lb. including sump, as against the 170 1b. permitted. For this year's light plane THE BLACKBURNE "THRUSH" LIGHT 'PLANE ENGINE: Installation diagram with main dimensions shown.
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